29th trip to Tokyo
After attending the 2006 European Ballon d'Or in Paris, Jonk returned to Lisbon, Portugal, overnight, because, the next day, they set off with Gunmendes for Japan to be a special guest at the World Club Championships.
The predecessor of the Club World Cup was the Toyota Cup, but to put it bluntly, the Club World Cup is actually just a tool for FIFA to try to make money. Originally, the Toyota Cup was done well, and FIFA was so angry that it had to catch this cash cow in its own hands. So the Toyota Cup was replaced by the World Club Cup, but FIFA can't let the sponsors be too chilling, otherwise who will cooperate with them in the future, so in the end, in order to appease the Japanese, FIFA decided that the World Club Cup will be held in Tokyo, Japan, which can be regarded as a disguised compensation for the Japanese who lost the Toyota Cup.
Although the number of participating teams in the Club World Cup has expanded from two to four, the tournament has in a sense greatly reduced its value. Because many teams that have never heard of it can enter the Club World Cup to play against European and American powers, there are also some big scores that were difficult to imagine in the Toyota Cup before.
Of course, these four teams also refer to the four teams participating in the semi-finals, and before the semi-finals, there are still five teams to compete for two semi-final spots, of which the Urawa Ruby team of this year's J-League in Japan, as the host, qualified directly for the quarter-finals.
The pleasant voice of a JAL flight attendant rang out, and the plane was about to land at Tokyo's Narita Airport. It was not the first time that Joan played for AC Milan in Japan, having won the Serie A title in 2003/2004. In the summer of 2004, AC Milan came to Japan for a commercial match. In Japan, AC Milan has a lot of fans, and their popularity here is second only to Premier League giants Manchester United.
The Premier League fans make up the majority of Japan's younger generation, plus the old fans that Manchester United have cultivated during the George Best era, and the Premier League is indeed getting better and better now. The pace is faster, so, in Japan. The fans' favourite is Premier League giants Manchester United.
The Rossoneri are on par with the Red Devils in popularity in Japan and Indonesia, but they need to strengthen their marketing in the rest of Asia.
However, in China, AC Milan has the most fans. Some media have done research. If you are a Chinese fan over the age of 25, you must have a deep impression of the Milan dynasty. The 1990s were the golden age of Serie A, and AC Milan were a veritable dream team.
In addition, Serie A is the favorite league of Indonesian fans, and it is no surprise that Milan has the most fans. The Dutch trio of the year established AC Milan's place in the hearts of fans in this country. AC Milan vice-president Julian Galliani is said to be already thinking about coming to Indonesia next summer to play a warm-up game or two to make money.
From the moment the plane landed at Tokyo's Narita Airport, they were greeted by the Japanese fans, and the enthusiasm expressed by the Japanese fans was simply crazy to the extreme!
Beckham's influence in Japan back then. It is still a myth today.
As the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup approaches, most female fans in Japan care about only one name: Beckham. A 17-year-old Japanese schoolgirl said, "I've never seen such a handsome face. I've only seen this handsome guy on TV and fashion magazines before, and his handsomeness is indescribable, I want to see him in person! â
When the England national team arrived at Kansai Airport in Osaka, Japan, on May 25, 2002, some 800 fans were already waiting there to catch a glimpse of Beckham, and when Beckham appeared in front of them, the young girl was already screaming. Beckham's original bald hairstyle has been changed to his "mohican", and the Japanese girls look up to their heroes like movie stars.
Beckham not only makes schoolgirls confused, but even housewives can't escape his charm. Aikoakano, a 26-year-old Japanese housewife, said Beckham's frenzied exposure in the Japanese media had rekindled her passion for the handsome man. "I became a fan of him at the World Cup in France four years ago, and then I got pregnant and am now a mother of two. It was difficult to see him in the Japanese media before, but recently he seems to have suddenly appeared in the flash of all the media, which has reawakened my fascination with him. â
On a small island in western Japan where England used to train during the 02 Korea-Japan World Cup, fans also erected a bronze statue for Xiaobei, and next to Xiaobei's statue is the statue of Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. "The female fans in Japan are so crazy, and when they see Becky, I feel like they are all shining in their eyes, as if they are excited to see God," the Spice Girl said. "Maybe it was because I felt the madness of Japanese women for Beckham, and after that, every time Beckham went to this island country, the hot girls would become part of the wives group and choose to accompany them.
Of course, don't think that Beckham is the only one who is popular in Japan, and his team-mate at the United at the time, Rio Ferdinand, is no exception. During a visit to Japan, Ferdinand met Japanese actress Clarie Robinson, who later became Ferdinand's secret lover in Tokyo. The famous British tabloid media "The Sun" once broke the news that when Ferdinand was cheating with the actress in Japan, he was discovered by his wife Rebecca, who immediately flew straight to Tokyo and arrested the two.
Far from it. AC Milan has a lot of fans in Japan, in addition to Kaka is very popular with Japanese fans, there is another point, although the Japanese mainstream media does not want to admit it, but, in Japan, Jonk has a lot of fans, among the stars of AC Milan, the favorite player of Japanese fans, except for Kaka. It's Jonker.
Considering that Jonk is of Chinese descent, it is conceivable that this makes Japanese football, which has always regarded itself as the boss of Asian football, very depressed and embarrassed.
Japan has always looked down on Chinese football, but. Jonk made them bow and worship, but when you think about it, it's not surprising at all!
Japan is an island country, and the character of this nation since ancient times is that they like to bully the weak and have no sympathy, but. They always have an inferiority complex for those who are strong. During World War II, the Japanese were arrogant and wanted to kill the Yankees. When he was the master of the world, he was defeated by the Americans, but the Japanese were not embarrassed at all and became unusually obedient to the Americans. This is also the nature of this nation.
Far from it. To say nothing more than one meaning, Joan Pediatrics has just won the Golden Globe Award, the winner of the new section, so, Jonk has also deservedly received a crazy welcome from the Japanese.
At this time, at Narita Airport, Japanese fans almost surrounded the airport, and those who didn't know thought that there was a riot. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a sea of people.
When I heard the news that the flight that Jonk and his party were taking was about to arrive at the airport. The first to react were the reporters, who frantically rushed to the immigration department with the guys on their shoulders.
And then. It was countless fans who ran along.
The security guards at the airport panicked when they saw this frenzied crowd, but they could only quickly follow to maintain law and order. They are different from these excited reporters and fans, every time a big man or star comes, their security tasks will be several times heavier, and the more popular the people who come, the more unlucky they are, now it's okay, here are the new Ballon d'Or winners, there are a lot of AC Milan fans in Japan, plus many fans who like Jonk, it is inevitable to trigger a crazy following.
Not only is Jonk very popular with Japanese fans, but even Mendes in the agent team is also sought after, Mendes did not expect that someone would also play his huge poster, such a sensational effect who did not expect in advance, the plane has not yet landed, and has to temporarily send additional police and security personnel to maintain order and safety at the scene.
At this time, on the plane, Jonk saw Mendes sitting next to him a little absent-minded, he smiled and quipped, "What's the matter, Lao Men, can't wait to get in touch with the Japanese actresses?" â
Of course, the Japanese actress Qiong'er knows that many giant players regard these as their favorites when visiting Wèn Japan, and as long as they can afford it, these actresses are even willing to collectively take an internal Infinitus photo with the stars.
"What nonsense, we're here for business, where are we going to think about anything else." Mendes looked serious, and he really didn't seem to be tempted at all.
"So, there's no other activity at all?" Jonk asked.
"Of course not!" Mendes didn't want to talk about these things at all, he knew better than anyone what Jonk was like, and when he first went to the Netherlands, he still remembered the situation vividly, looking for a woman before the trial?
Jonk's eyes widened, and his face was surprised, "We don't need to go back now, you and I are an old cow, it's almost Christmas, let me work, and I won't do this work if I don't give some forage." â
"I'll see it then, I'll arrange it for you?" Mendes squeezed his eyes and said helplessly.
"This thing is almost capable!" Jonk nodded with satisfaction.
The Japanese side is very attentive to the security of the Club World Cup, and the new Ballon d'Or winner arrived in Tokyo today, and in consideration of the enthusiasm of the fans, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department specially arranged a group of 'Self-Defense Force members' to maintain order at the immigration department.
Jonk and the agent team came out of the exit passage and saw the 'Self-Defense Force members' who were a little wolf bèi outside, why did they say wolf bèi, because the fans at the scene were so crazy, they all wanted to squeeze over, there were too many people, pushing and shoving, and the human wall formed by these 'Self-Defense Forces' was like a low dam that intercepted the flood peak, barely blocking the flow of people.
Jonker's group had even more security personnel than a team that actually came to the Club World Cup!
Everyone also looked at these soldiers of the Japanese 'Self-Defense Forces' with curiosity, and the entourage was very surprised, because they could never have imagined that such a scene would be on the plane anyway.
"This is the legendary 'masturbation team'?" Jonk said with a smile.
Mendez, who was next to him, heard Jonker use the word 'masturbation' instead of 'self-defense', and corrected him, saying, "Jonk, that's wrong, it's the Self-Defense Forces, not the Masturbation Team." â
"That's right." Jonk shook his head.
"Jonker, you're wrong. It's the Self-Defense Forces. Mendes, who was next to him, corrected, "The Self-Defense Forces are because Japan was a defeated country in World War II, so it cannot have its own army...... So. These Japanese armies cannot be called "armies" but "self-defense forces." The Japanese Constitution is the result of the democratization process after the US occupation, and it also legislates that Japan has no army, only the Self-Defense Forces..."
Jonk glanced at Mendes, and couldn't tell that the old boy was quite knowledgeable. You know, Europeans rarely learn about the history of Asia.
"That's just the official version." Jonk smiled.
"And unofficial claims?" Mendez asked in surprise.
This time. Several others listened with interest.
"The Japanese are quite open to sex, it's part of their culture." Mendes nodded, as the wise man in the group. He has the greatest say in this.
In addition, Jonk also whispered beside him, "Because all the good girls in Japan went to shoot and dedicated themselves to the cause of serving the public." Japanese men had to figure it out on their own. That's why they are called "Day" themselves, because they are their own day, so they are also called masturbation teams. "Jonk tried to use what the gang could understand. Hopefully, they would understand the tongue twister, and to his relief, they clearly understood, because he saw the petrified expressions of the crowd. Then, everyone turned their heads to look at the soldiers of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. Thinking about what Jonk had just said, they all laughed.
"It's disgusting. I have a feeling that anything can happen to you. Mendes shook his head helplessly.
And then. Everyone, including Jonker, secretly despised Mendes in their hearts, pretending to be a serious person.
When I saw a group of people coming out of the airport passage, the fans who were waiting outside the airport. They shouted that no one understood Japanese, almost heartbreakingly, and some fans spoke English and waved the AC Milan jersey in their hands in an attempt to attract the attention of their favorite star.
Fortunately, with the members of the Self-Defense Forces and the security guards at the airport, the group was able to barely move forward, and the fans next to them frantically stretched out their hands, wanting to get close to their idols.
In a narrow passage blocked by a wall between SDF members and security guards, Jonker and his party could only move slowly.
A lot of beautiful Japanese schoolgirls held up the portrait of Jonker, shouting frantically there, Jonk was very strange, and thought that he was dazzled, didn't he come to welcome himself, how did he see the portrait of Kaka?
"Haha, old man, you should really get Kaka under your hands and look at this popularity." Jonk didn't care, but Mendez made a joke.
"I thought so! But it's a pity that his agent is his father, and I can't get involved in this form! Mendez told the truth, and it seemed that he didn't think about it, but he didn't know what to do.
"Joan Kejun!"
"Joan Kejun!"
Jonk suddenly heard this shout, although it was very jerky, but he could understand the Chinese dialect that was being said, and then he looked up and saw more than a dozen girls in school uniforms, holding a big portrait, which was the portrait of him wearing AC Milan's No. 25 jersey, these young and beautiful girls saw Jonk look over, one by one excited, suddenly picked up the short skirt together, blushed little, and shouted, "Junkejun, we love you." â
Jonk was stunned, he didn't expect it, he didn't expect that he was also popular in Japan, and it was popular with girls, and then he didn't expect these girls to be so crazy.
"A young and beautiful girl." Jonk said with a smile.
"It's not scientific." Mendes joked with a smile, "Kaka is handsome, I can accept his popularity, but you are actually more popular with female fans than me." It's not scientific. â
"Because my taste is very fresh, you don't understand the old door." Jonk pouted. Then he waved his hand to the fans, causing countless screams, and his heart was really cool.
The scene was so hot that some fans even fainted because the scene was too crowded and the air was not good.
Jonk and his party had to speed through the passage, and with great effort, they finally got on the bus that had been waiting outside.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the fans liked Jonk, of course everyone was happy, but this was too enthusiastic.
Mendes was tightly arranged, with Jonk taking a break at the hotel and starting the business activities that followed, starting with a meeting with the main sponsors of the Club World Cup. Then go and watch the semi-finals between Barcelona and Urawa Ruby.
Speaking of Barcelona, for Jonker, it is really an old enemy. In the two years at Chelsea, the relationship between the players of the two teams is very tense with Barcelona many times, and many players are still good friends on the field, but between the players of Barcelona and Chelsea, it is absolutely impossible to do so. Every time the two teams collide, it is not like Mars hitting the earth, and there is a constant battle inside and outside the stadium.
Although Jonk left the Chelsea team, he still has a good impression of Barcelona. Some Japanese media interviewed him to predict the semi-finals.
"I think a miracle will happen and of course I'm rooting for the hosts' team!"
Mendez listened from the sidelines, secretly glad that the kid could finally speak. Very good. But then the heart of the agent sank to the bottom of the lake.
'Barcelona, of course I want them to go home in the dust, as a former Chelsea player I support your rubies!'
Oh buy Ga, Mendes screamed in his heart, isn't it very good to say a word, I have to add what Barcelona says to do, people ask you to say something flattering, you are good. Brought Barcelona along.
The local media were delighted and asked questions. Mendes didn't dare to let Jonker say it anymore, and the former Chelsea player couldn't say anything good about Barcelona, so he gestured to the people around him and immediately blocked the reporter out of Jonker's surroundings.
After getting into the car, Mendez talked about what had just happened, "You kid, can you talk through your brain!" It's okay to compliment the home team, what to say about Barcelona! â
"When it comes to Barcelona's natural reaction, there is no way, it can't be changed!" Jonk was telling the truth.
"You!" Mendes still wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth but he didn't say it, this master can't say too much, so be it!
Mendes attaches great importance to this trip to Japan, and the platform for the Club World Cup is secondary, the key is to win several major sponsors in Japan for Jonker, and you must know that several Japanese brands still have a great influence in Asia.
This time, there are two companies with the greatest sincerity, one is the car Toyota, and the other is Sony.
Toyota wants to directly buy out Jonker's original Mercedes-Benz contract, and pay twice the liquidated damages to let Jonk endorse.
Speaking of endorsements, Jonke generally doesn't have any personal opinions, he thinks he can sign it, and if he can't, he won't sign it.
But to break the contract, he disagreed, the original cooperation was very good, for some monetary benefits to give up the original cooperation, for Jonk to really violate the principle, besides, the old man Ouyang is very hostile to Japan, even with Jonk has no good feelings, not to talk about hate, but also not to like, no good impression is certain.
"Don't change it, you still have to focus on Sony!"
As soon as Jonker spoke, Mendes, who was originally eager to try, immediately blushed, this is a contract of hundreds of millions of euros, and an endorsement contract that he has probably never seen in his life, and he rejected it in one sentence.
Mendes still wants to say it again, but when he sees Jonk's face, he knows that this matter is no play, Mendes thinks that his ability to observe words and looks is still good, Jonke's serious look is absolutely unchangeable, he usually laughs and laughs and says anything, if he is serious, Mendes really does not change his disobedience.
"Hey!" I don't know if Mendes is sighing or agreeing, anyway, there is some silence in the car, which makes the originally relaxed atmosphere drop to freezing.
Seeing the money turning into water, Mendes is in such a mood at the moment, as if a large amount of money is gone, but Mendes's ability to adjust is really first-class, or someone can become an agent, after a while, he adjusted his mentality and re-mobilized the atmosphere in the car.
When it was time to meet with the sponsor, the Toyota representative quickly left after learning that the matter was not discussed, and there was no grace at all, but Jonk also understood, what was originally said was good, but suddenly it didn't happen, and no one was in a good mood to look at the original spokesperson and others to discuss endorsements.
Obviously, Jonke's attitude made Sony's representatives nervous, in fact, a brand like Sony is looking for a spokesperson, and if he puts it out in a word, he won't let bigger star agents fight for his head, but now he is cautious with a smile, who calls Jonke has a big influence in China!
Who wants to open the Huaxia market, if you don't hold the gold signboard in your hand, where can you still have confidence!
Look at Nike, among the Chinese sports brands, it is already recognized as NO.1, Sony has invested a lot of money and determination this time, and must win Jonke. (To be continued......)